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May 14, 1968 P. M. THOMAS ETAL 3,382,640

BRICK LAYING MACHINE Filed Aug. 1, 1963 v 58 SheetsSheet 1 J INvENToRs, g] EUGENE E. CRILE Y PAUL M.THOMAS B RUSSELL w BURGE LAWREN May 14,1968 P. MTHOMAS ETAL 3,38 ,640 f BRICK LAYING MACHINE Filed Aug. 1, 1963 58 Sheets-Sheet 2 aw 5 1 i INVENTORS,

EUGENE E. CRILE PAUL M. THOMAS BY RUSSELL w. BURGE LAWRENCEW. WRIGHT wwwyw May 14, 1968 P M. THOMAS ET AL 3,382,640

BRICK LAYING MACHINE Filed Aug. 1, 1963 38 Sheets-Sheet I5 INVENTORS EUGENE E. CRILE PAUL M. THOMAS RUSSELL W. BURGE LAWRENCE W. WRIGHT y 1968 P. M. THOMAS ET AL 3,382,640

BRICK LAYING MACHINE Filed Aug. 1, 1963 3 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTORS,

EUGENE E. CRILE PAUL M.THOMAS RUSSELL w. BURGE BY LAWRENCE w. WRIGHT May 14, 1968 p THOMAS ET AL. 3,382,640

I BRICK LAYING MACHINE Filed Aug. 1, 1963 58 Sheets-Sheet 5 PAUL M. THOMAS BY RUSSELL \MBURGE LAWRENCE W. WRIGHT ay 14, 1 P. M. THOMAS ET AL BRICK LAYING MACHINE 58 Sheets-Sheet e Filed Aug.

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BRICK LAYING MACHINE I Filed Aug 1, 19625 58 heets-Sheet 7 NToRs,

EUGENE E. CRILE PAUL M. THOMAS BY RUSSELL w BURGE LAWRENCE w. WRIGHT May 14, 1968 M.THOMAS ET AL BRICK LAYING MACHINE 53 Sheets-Sheet 8 Filed Aug.

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BRICK LAYING MACHINE Filed Aug. 1, 1963 v 53 Sheets$heet 9 INVENTORS,

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EUGENE E. CRILE HAUL M. THOMAS BY RUSSELL W. BURGE LAWRENCE W. WRIGHT y 968 P. M. THOMAS ET AL 3,382,640

BRICK LAYING MACHINE Filed Aug. 1, 1963 38 Sheets-Sheet 14 INVENTORS,

EUGENE E. CRILE PAUL M.THOMAS RUSSELL W. BURGE BY LAWRENCE W. WRIGHT May 14, 1968 p THOMAS ET AL BRICK LAYING MACHINE Filed Aug. 1, 1963 5a Sheets-Sheet 15 INVENTORS,

EUGENE E. CRILE PAUL M. THOMAS RUSSELL W. BURGE LAWRENCE W. WRIGH'I May14,1958 P. M.THOMAS ETAL 3,382,640

BRICK LAYING MACHINE Filed Aug. 1, 1953 38 Sheets-sheet 1e Pgj s s UgE ER M ST URE MAIN A A VALVE SUPPLY U V \J I NO 145 SW NC.

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1. IN A BLOCK LAYING MACHINE THE COMBINATION OF: A FRAME; A MAIN CARRIAGE VERTICALLY MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME; AN ELONGATED TRACK MEANS SUPPORTED ON SAID MAIN CARRIAGE; A BLOCK CONVEYOR MOUNTED ON SAID MAIN CARRIAGE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID TRACK MEANS; A SECOND CARRIAGE MOVABLY MOUNTED LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID TRACK MEANS AND SAID CONVEYOR; THIRD MEANS OF SAID SECOND CARRIAGE MOVABLE IN A DIRECTION LATERALLY OF SAID TRACK MEANS AND SAID CONVEYOR; BLOCK GRASPING MEANS ON SAID THIRD MEANS FOR ENGAGING BLOCKS ON SAID CONVEYOR AND FOR MOVING THEM LATERALLY RELATIVE TO SAID CONVEYOR AND TO A POSITION OVER AN AREA ON WHICH BLOCKS ARE TO BE LAID; INDEXING MEANS ON SAID MAIN CARRIAGE FOR MOVING SAID SECOND CARRIAGE LONGITUDINALLY ALONG SAID TRACK MEANS INTERMITTENTLY AND IN PRECISE INCREMENTS COMPRISING: MEMBERS SPACED IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH SAID INCREMENTS; A MOTORIZED CRANK MEANS ON SAID SECOND CARRIAGE; AN ENGAGING MEANS ON SAID 